Sami Callihan
| Sami Callihan | |
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Callihan in January 2016
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| Birth name | Sam Johnston |
| Born |
September 1, 1987 Bellefontaine, Ohio, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Cannonball Sammy Fairy Boy Jaysin Rush Jeremiah Crane Sami Callihan Satanic Solomon Crowe |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Billed weight | 207 lb (94 kg) |
| Billed from | Bellefontaine, Ohio The Last House on the Left Anonymous, Ohio |
| Trained by |
Les Thatcher Shark Boy Cody Hawk |
| Debut | 2006 |
Sam Johnston (born September 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, better known under the ring name Sami Callihan.
He has worked for several independent promotions throughout the United States. He found the most success in Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW), but has also wrestled for Dragon Gate USA, Evolve, Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Full Impact Pro, and All American Wrestling. In CZW, he held the CZW Iron Man/New Horror Championship, the CZW Ultraviolent Underground Championship, and the CZW World Junior Heavyweight Championship, and won the 2012 Best of the Best tournament. He was signed to WWE from 2013 to 2015, appearing in its developmental promotion NXT under the ring name Solomon Crowe.
Shortly after his debut, Callihan became a member of "The Crew" faction, which also consisted of Jon Moxley, Dick Rick and Pepper Parks. Callihan began regularly competing for the Heartland Wrestling Association, and faced wrestlers including Chad Collyer and Nigel McGuinness.
He competed in Chikara's 2008 Young Lions Tournament. He advanced to the finals of the 2008 Ted Petty Invitational tournament with victories over Chris Hero, Eddie Kingston and 2 Cold Scorpio. On September 28, 2008, he competed for the HWA Heavyweight Championship in a three-way match, also involving Drake Younger, but lost to Jake Crist. On November 26, 2008, he was eliminated by HWA Heavyweight Champion Jake Crist in the Thanksgiving Eve eight-man tag team elimination match. In a rematch on October 1, 2008, he was again defeated by Jake Crist. In 2011, Callihan made it to the final of the first Heartland Cup tournament against Jake Crist.
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